Janet McTeer,
Kimberly J. Brown,
Gavin O'Connor,
Jay O Sanders,
Lois Smith
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Gavin O'Connor directed, co-wrote and plays a major supporting role in this drama about a mother and daughter coming to terms with each other's problems. In Tumbleweeds, Janet McTeer plays Mary Jo Wal... read more
DVD Release Date: November 24, 2000
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September 18, 2007It's been a while since I've seen a good movie, and this proudly stept up to the plate. I was hooked by the second scene. The material is a little familiar, but not quite cliche. The acting is so genuine, fresh, and touching that you can't help but root for these two. There'... read more
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December 4, 2009Outstanding performance by Janet Mc Teer. She deserved her Oscar nomination. Very well written, caringly directed by Gavin O'Connor. A truly great film. Good performances all around. It's the kind of movie that stays with you after watching it.
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October 4, 2009dramatic comedy starring Janet McTeer, Kimberly J. Brown, Jay O. Sanders, Lois Smith and Gavin O'Connor. written by Gavin O'Connor and Angela Shelton directed by Gavin O'Connor.
always in search of love and happiness, Mary Jo Walker (McTeer) has the habit of hooking up with less... read more -
June 11, 2009i loved this movie too! i thought the mom was really kool and i new that one jack dude was fake.... oh well the end is good!!
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Charles Ealy, Dallas Morning News
January 1, 2000
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Tumbleweeds is most worthwhile for its mother-daughter scenes, which ring truer than those in Anywhere but Here.
January 1, 2000
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
A deeply and disappointingly conventional picture masquerading as a free-spirited one. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
Keep it authentic, keep it modest, keep it hopping. That's what happens in Tumbleweeds.
January 1, 2000
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
There is something so poignant and generous and sad in that dilemma that women all over may watch McTeer's performance and glimpse an essential truth in it. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Tumbleweeds is one of those wonderful, deeply personal pictures that pop up every now and then to lift your spirits. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Ernest Hardy, Film.com
At the center of the film is one of the year's best performances -- that of British actress Janet McTeer.
January 1, 2000
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
Tumbleweeds is a breath of fresh air that busts the cliches of dysfunctional mother-daughter sagas.
January 1, 2000
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One of the most magical movie moments of the year. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
This smart, hardscrabble, very likable film has a heart and spirit all its own.
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